This lesson will teach you how to play the chords in measures 11 & 12 of Moon River. To listen to the Chord Tab for the whole song, go to the CHORDS TAB video. You can learn the melody for measures 11 & 12 of the tune in the MELODY Measures 11 & 12 page. If you’ve already learned the melody and the chords to measures 11 & 12 of the tune, why not try the COMBINED ARRANGEMENT Measures 11 & 12 which combines the melody of the tune with notes from the supporting chords.
Video Script:
for the first chord in these two measures of this Guitar song, play Dmaj7, as before
bar the 2nd fret from the 3rd string, with the 1st finger
You can find the Chord Tab on the bottom of the video screen
with the right hand
“p” plays the 4th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the the 1st string
“m” plays the 2nd string again
“i” then plays the 3rd string again
in the second of these two measures play G7(b5)
place your
2nd finger, on the 6th string, 3rd fret
3rd finger, on the 4th string, 3rd fret
4th finger, on the 3rd string, 4th fret
and 1st finger, on the 2nd string, 2nd fret
To complete this guitar lesson for these measures
with the right hand
“p” plays the 6th string
“i” plays the the 4th string
“m” plays the 3rd string
“a”plays the 2nd string
“m” plays the 3rd string again
and “i” plays the 4th string again
The arrangement of the chords in this lesson could easily sit with the title “Jazz Chords” or “Classical Guitar lesson” and be interesting to players of both genres.